List of the best Judi Dench movies: Philomena(2013), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel(2011), Ladies in Lavender(2004), Iris(2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005), Victoria & Abdul(2017), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel(2015), Red Joan(2018), Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown(1997), Skyfall(2012), Notes on a Scandal(2006), Tea With Mussolini(1999) ... ...
Drama
UK|USA|France
2013
97 Minutes
Philomena Lee
Judi Dench Steve Coogan Michelle Fairley Barbara Jefford Anna Maxwell Martin Mare Winningham Sophie Kennedy Clark Peter Hermann Ruth McCabe
pregnant teen television reporter adopted son nun irishwoman emotional gripping heartwarming ireland convent united states city town adoption teen pregnancy search friendship discovery love quest
A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA|United Arab Emirates
2011
124 Minutes
Evelyn Greenslade
Judi Dench Maggie Smith Bill Nighy Penelope Wilton Tom Wilkinson Celia Imrie Ronald Pickup Dev Patel Tena Desae Sid Makkar
older woman older man retiree friend nurse indian touching uplifting amusing retirement home india england retirement friendship aging relocation culture clash discovery adventure transformation
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.
Romance, Drama
UK
2004
103 Minutes
Judi Dench Maggie Smith Daniel Brühl Miriam Margolyes Natascha McElhone David Warner Freddie Jones Clive Russell Toby Jones Gregor Henderson-Begg Ian Marshall
spinster sister cellist villager emotional heartwarming beach family home small town england aging infatuation music small-town life forbidden love rescue 1930s
Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish seaside village.
Drama
UK|USA
2001
90 Minutes
Iris Murdoch
Judi Dench Jim Broadbent Kate Winslet Hugh Bonneville Penelope Wilton Juliet Aubrey Samuel West Timothy West Eleanor Bron Joan Bakewell Kris Marshall
writer philosopher student husband wife emotional endearing oxford, england household university aging love devotion iris murdoch love 1990s
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2005
103 Minutes
Laura Henderson
Judi Dench Bob Hoskins Will Young Kelly Reilly Thelma Barlow Christopher Guest Anna Brewster Rosalind Halstead Sarah Solemani Natalia Tena Doraly Rosen
theater owner theatrical producer actress pregnant woman soldier widow amusing inspiring moving london theater world war i blitz of london bravery performance competition sacrifice transformation 1940s
Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, amongst other things, its all-nude revues.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2017
110 Minutes
Queen Victoria
Judi Dench Ali Fazal Michael Gambon Olivia Williams Eddie Izzard Simon Callow Tim Pigott-Smith Adeel Akhtar Fenella Woolgar Julian Wadham Deano Bugatti
clerk queen friend servant emotional inspiring uplifting positive london india palace street car royalty unlikely friendship humanity life lessons adventure discovery love
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA|India
2015
122 Minutes
Judi Dench Maggie Smith Bill Nighy Dev Patel Celia Imrie Penelope Wilton Ronald Pickup Tena Desae Diana Hardcastle Lillete Dubey Tamsin Greig
hotel owner retiree elderly man elderly woman fiancée suitor amusing charming tender india retirement home hotel romance marriage retirement wedding love quest transformation 2010s
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy, posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals, Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel) pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
2018
110 Minutes
Joan
Judi Dench Sophie Cookson Tom Hughes Tereza Srbova Ciaran Owens Laurence Spellman Stephen Campbell Moore Stephen Boxer
secret service agent traitor widow interrogator spy shocking fascinating incredible confident england house interrogation room movie theater spying treason love sacrifice confession love adventure
The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K.G.B.'s longest-serving British spy.
Drama, History
1997
103 Minutes
Queen Victoria
Judi Dench Billy Connolly Geoffrey Palmer Antony Sher Gerard Butler Richard Pasco David Westhead Georgie Glen
prince of wales servant prime minister queen victoria heartwarming passionate touching royal palace england royal court scotland duty scandal forbidden love grief royalty transformation quest forbidden love 1860s
The friendship of a loyal servant, Scotsman John Brown (Billy Connolly), revives the spirits of Britain's widowed Queen Victoria (Judi Dench).
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
UK|USA|Turkey
2012
143 Minutes
Daniel Craig Judi Dench Javier Bardem Ralph Fiennes Naomie Harris Bérénice Marlohe Ben Whishaw Albert Finney Rory Kinnear Ola Rapace Helen McCrory
james bond secret agent terrorist commanding officer associate sexy woman spectacular intense witty united kingdom turkey china espionage secret identity terrorism government secrets pursuit adventure rescue 2010s
James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK
2006
98 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Judi Dench Bill Nighy Tameka Empson Max Lewis Andrew Simpson Juno Temple Alice Bird Emma Kennedy
student teacher friend husband adulterer dark passionate emotional engaging high school house scandal affair desperation friendship betrayal child abuse pursuit forbidden love 2000s
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her fifteen-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond a platonic friendship.
Comedy, Drama
Italy|UK
1999
116 Minutes
Cher Judi Dench Joan Plowright Maggie Smith Lily Tomlin Baird Wallace Charlie Lucas Massimo Ghini Paolo Seganti Paul Checquer Tessa Pritchard
expatriate artist businessman archaeologist young boy widow charming emotional moving florence, italy austria italy tuscany, italy fascist italy expatriates adolescence motherhood world war ii female bonding sacrifice
An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.
Drama
UK
1965
94 Minutes
Wife
Drama which follows the parallel stories of two couples in crises and their connections to a drowned woman found in a river.
Drama, History
UK
2018
101 Minutes
Anne Hathaway
Kenneth Branagh Judi Dench Lydia Wilson Hadley Fraser Jack Colgrave Hirst John Dagleish Sean Foley Ian McKellen Gerard Horan Sam Ellis Kathryn Wilder
william shakespeare wife daughter husband family member amusing tense emotional moving creative england house estate theater william shakespeare family retirement starting over writing storytelling
A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.
Comedy, Fantasy
UK
2020
95 Minutes
Dan Stevens Judi Dench Leslie Mann Isla Fisher Aimee-Ffion Edwards Emilia Fox Julian Rhind-Tutt James Fleet Michele Dotrice Simon Kunz Dave Johns
medium writer wife ghost airy amusing cheeky hysterical lighthearted quirky england house seance writer's block love triangle forbidden love discovery 1920s
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
Drama
UK
1974
99 Minutes
Laura Davidson
Scott Antony Judi Dench Michael Williams Nina Thomas Julian Glover Mark Dignam John Bindon Joseph Blatchley Ian Hogg
horse owner widow jockey friend bookie dark suspenseful intense racetrack england stable horse racing gambling murder investigation sabotage deception amateur detectives mystery pursuit 1960s
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's (Ian Hogg's) horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies... See full summary »
Romance
2015
88 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Judi Dench James Corden Richard Cordery Katie Lyons Pixie Davies Salo Gardner Jimmy Akingbola
neighbor bachelor tortoise widow senior citizen adult amusing endearing quirky heartwarming elevator london flat pet shop neighbors love interest love triangle magic spell pet care new love
Retired bachelor Mr. Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbor Mrs. Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie, until Mr. Hoppy hatches an audacious plan to win her love.
Crime, Drama
1965
103 Minutes
Tom Bell Judi Dench Paul Rogers Kay Walsh Ray McAnally Jeremy Spenser Peter Madden Inigo Jackson Annette Andre Edina Ronay Nicolette Pendrell
thief police officer social worker sergeant brooding tense thrilling england city street rehabilitation crime self-destruction unrequited love fall pursuit temptation 1960s
Habitual thief Peter Rayston is released from prison and begins planning his next series of robberies. When he meets Joanne, a social worker who attempts to reform him, Rayston is tempted to give up his life as a criminal and go straight.
Romance, Drama
France|UK|USA
2005
128 Minutes
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Keira Knightley Matthew Macfadyen Judi Dench Brenda Blethyn Rosamund Pike Talulah Riley Donald Sutherland Claudie Blakley Cornelius Booth Tom Hollander Jena Malone
sister mother father suitor priest melodramatic tender passionate england country house love-hate relationship sister relationship class distinctions marriage family love growing up 1790s
Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
Drama
UK|USA
1987
97 Minutes
Nora Doel
Anne Bancroft Anthony Hopkins Judi Dench Jean De Baer Maurice Denham Eleanor David Mercedes Ruehl Daniel Gerroll
author bookseller wife friend employee heartwarming tender new york city london apartment bookstore friendship writing book transformation 1970s
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Drama
UK
1985
103 Minutes
Marcia Pilborough
Vanessa Redgrave Ian Holm Judi Dench Joely Richardson Tim McInnerny Suzanna Hamilton
young man schoolteacher spinster soldier somber cool engaging house dinner party wetherby, england party suicide murder loneliness investigation love mystery forbidden love 1980s
The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Musical, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2019
110 Minutes
Old Deuteronomy
Taylor Swift Idris Elba Judi Dench Jennifer Hudson James Corden Jason Derulo Ian McKellen Rebel Wilson Francesca Hayward Robbie Fairchild Laurie Davidson
cat matriarch femme fatale twin magician kidnapper amusing confident crafty hedonistic madcap alley london street house reincarnation competition metamorphosis transformation adventure
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
UK|Czech Republic|USA|Germany|Bahamas
2006
144 Minutes
M
Daniel Craig Eva Green Mads Mikkelsen Judi Dench Caterina Murino Simon Abkarian Jeffrey Wright Giancarlo Giannini Ivana Milicevic Isaach De Bankolé Claudio Santamaria
spy banker terrorist femme fatale agent thrilling suspenseful confident casino bahamas south africa italy airport love interest gambling murder torture surveillance bomb pursuit
After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.
Romance, Drama
UK|USA
2011
118 Minutes
Mrs. Fairfax
Mia Wasikowska Michael Fassbender Jamie Bell Judi Dench Sally Hawkins Holliday Grainger Tamzin Merchant Imogen Poots Amelia Clarkson Freya Parks Romy Settbon Moore
governess young girl boss housekeeper aunt cleric bleak engaging england estate house school running away secret abuse friendship underdog escape mystery discovery
A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
Drama
UK|USA
2000
121 Minutes
Amande Voizin
Juliette Binoche Johnny Depp Lena Olin Judi Dench Alfred Molina Peter Stormare Carrie-Anne Moss Leslie Caron John Wood Hugh O'Conor Victoire Thivisol
mother friend mayor preacher pirate grandmother emotional quirky france village boat cooking religion alcoholism rebellion politics romance temptation discovery rescue
A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
Adventure, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA|UK|Belgium|Canada
2016
121 Minutes
Miss Avocet
Eva Green Asa Butterfield Samuel L. Jackson Judi Dench Rupert Everett Allison Janney Chris O'Dowd Terence Stamp Ella Purnell Finlay MacMillan Lauren McCrostie
young boy girl headmistress superhuman grandfather student fascinating creative cool house under the sea school yard attic office mysterious strangers super powers self-discovery acceptance danger
When Jacob (Asa Butterfield) discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
2004
119 Minutes
Aereon
Vin Diesel Colm Feore Thandie Newton Judi Dench Karl Urban Alexa Davalos Linus Roache Yorick van Wageningen Nick Chinlund Keith David Fabian Gujral
criminal fugitive warrior priest ambassador bounty hunter thrilling spectacular incredible alien planet outer space spacecraft battlefield helion prime on the run good versus evil survival alien attack saving the planet space travel
The wanted criminal Richard Bruno Riddick (Vin Diesel) arrives on a planet called Helion Prime and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
UK|USA
2008
105 Minutes
M
Daniel Craig Olga Kurylenko Mathieu Amalric Judi Dench Giancarlo Giannini Gemma Arterton Jeffrey Wright David Harbour Jesper Christensen Joaquín Cosio Anatole Taubman
james bond businessman boss assistant cia agent beautiful woman suspenseful confident italy austria bolivia london hotel russia water supply kidnapping chase murder blackmail pursuit
James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.
Drama
UK
1988
118 Minutes
Mrs. Beaver
James Wilby Kristin Scott Thomas Rupert Graves Judi Dench Anjelica Huston Alec Guinness Pip Torrens Cathryn Harrison
aristocrat englishman wife son friend socialite engaging dark emotional south america england london estate english countryside bedroom infidelity greed class distinctions divorce travel
The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage.
Musical, Romance
UK|USA
2009
118 Minutes
Lilli
Daniel Day-Lewis Marion Cotillard Penélope Cruz Judi Dench Fergie Kate Hudson Nicole Kidman Sophia Loren Ricky Tognazzi Giuseppe Cederna Valerio Mastandrea
director wife mistress prostitute actress journalist creative passionate spirited venice, italy beach bar stage movie set hotel filmmaking infidelity women failure personal revelation
Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2002
97 Minutes
Lady Bracknell
Rupert Everett Colin Firth Frances O'Connor Reese Witherspoon Judi Dench Tom Wilkinson Anna Massey Edward Fox Charles Kay
young man friend love interest ward amusing tense spirited london estate secret identity romantic dilemma lie love discovery temptation 1890s
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2011
137 Minutes
Annie Hoover
Leonardo DiCaprio Naomi Watts Armie Hammer Josh Lucas Judi Dench Ken Howard Gunner Wright David A. Cooper Jeffrey Donovan Dermot Mulroney Denis O'Hare
fbi director companion secretary mother kidnapper somber fascinating washington, d.c. office house j. edgar hoover homosexuality mother/son relationship abuse of power fbi law enforcement rise wretched excess forbidden love 1970s
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
Action
UK|USA
1995
130 Minutes
M
Pierce Brosnan Sean Bean Izabella Scorupco Famke Janssen Joe Don Baker Judi Dench Robbie Coltrane Tcheky Karyo Gottfried John Alan Cumming Desmond Llewelyn
james bond assassin secret agent general traitor computer programmer engaging confident intense russia facility london jungle cuba crime satellite deception betrayal investigation espionage
Years after a friend and fellow 00 agent is killed on a joint mission, a secret space based weapons program known as "GoldenEye" is stolen. James Bond sets out to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using the weapon.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Princess Natalia Dragomiroff
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Action
UK|USA
1999
125 Minutes
M
Pierce Brosnan Sophie Marceau Robert Carlyle Denise Richards Robbie Coltrane Judi Dench Desmond Llewelyn John Cleese Maria Grazia Cucinotta Samantha Bond Michael Kitchen
james bond assassin terrorist nuclear physicist woman frenetic cool suspenseful azerbaijan kazakhstan london sea submarine istanbul bomb romance double-cross battle sex chase
James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot while protecting an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.
Action, Adventure
UK|USA|Spain|Iceland
2002
130 Minutes
M
Pierce Brosnan Halle Berry Toby Stephens Rosamund Pike Rick Yune Judi Dench John Cleese Michael Madsen Kenneth Tsang Will Yun Lee Emilio Echevarría
james bond colonel millionaire nsa agent undercover agent love interest suspenseful crafty cool gripping north korea london havana hospital biodome prison imprisonment betrayal espionage evil plot
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Drama
UK
1986
115 Minutes
Eleanor Lavish, a novelist
Helena Bonham Carter Maggie Smith Julian Sands Denholm Elliott Daniel Day-Lewis Simon Callow Judi Dench Rosemary Leach Rupert Graves Patrick Godfrey Fabia Drake
pretty woman suitor tourist wealthy man cousin emotional passionate italy england florence small town hotel love love triangle romance travel high society love discovery 1900s
Lucy meets George in a Florence pensione and the two share a brief romance before Lucy returns home, where she becomes engaged to Cecil. However, it isn't long before George unexpectedly enters her life again.
Drama
UK|USA
2011
101 Minutes
Sybil Thorndike
Michelle Williams Eddie Redmayne Kenneth Branagh Dominic Cooper Julia Ormond Emma Watson Judi Dench Zoë Wanamaker Toby Jones Derek Jacobi Dougray Scott
actress production assistant laurence olivier wardrobe assistant manager husband charming emotional london film set countryside library school marilyn monroe filmmaking drug addiction acting coming of age unlikely romance love
Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl (1957).
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
113 Minutes
Lily Tomlin Robert Festinger Jacob Chase Chris Foggin Colin Firth Julia Stiles Jason Alexander Kenneth Branagh
Presentation that includes incredible short movies with some of the world's biggest actors. In "Friend Request Pending", Judi Dench is a neophyte in the complicated landscape of Internet ... See full summary »
Action
UK|USA
1997
119 Minutes
M
Pierce Brosnan Jonathan Pryce Michelle Yeoh Teri Hatcher Joe Don Baker Ricky Jay Gotz Otto Judi Dench Desmond Llewelyn Vincent Schiavelli Geoffrey Palmer
james bond secret agent media mogul spy wife witty thrilling lighthearted china england pacific ocean media espionage government war sabotage romance pursuit quest 1990s
James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
Romance, Drama, History
UK|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Abbess
Alicia Vikander Dane DeHaan Christoph Waltz Holliday Grainger Jack O'Connell Zach Galifianakis Tom Hollander Matthew Morrison Judi Dench Cara Delevingne Kevin McKidd
noblewoman artist maid merchant lover brooding cool dark gripping netherlands stolen identity infidelity affair investing unhappy marriage murder adventure escape forbidden love pursuit
An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam.
Drama, History
UK
1989
137 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Derek Jacobi Brian Blessed Ian Holm Paul Scofield Michael Maloney Alec McCowen Emma Thompson Geraldine McEwan Simon Shepherd James Larkin
king princess soldier henry v patriotic rousing emotional thrilling battlefield royal court royal palace inn england france war political intrigue royalty treason heroism leadership
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.